Pen



Feb. 18, 1930. R F, RGE 1,747,700

PEN

Filed May 9, 1927 floss 148571 0776 Patented Feb. 18, 1930.

PATENTS OFFICE ROSS F. GEORGE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON PEN.

Application filed. May 9, 1927. Serial No. 190,072.

My invention relates to pens and more particularly to an improvement inpens of the character having an enlarged marking surface and adaptablefor use in lettering.

Pens of the character to which my invention relates have beenconstructed in much the same manner as have ordinary writing pens,except that the end portions of the nibs are enlarged and frequently theenlarged end 0 portions of the nibs are bent at an angle to form anenlarged marking surface. In pens of the character indicated, the nibs,includ-' ing the enlarged end portions, whether turned at an angle ornot, have heretofore been formed by slitting. the point of the pen fromthe pierce holes, it being customary to provide two or more slitsextending from the pierce holes in substantial parallelism. In penshaving the end portions of the nibs enlarged, it is desirable toseparate the nib forming slits as far as possible in order to Y avoidtoo unequal a division of the enlarged portions of the nibs. However,the degree of separation of the nibs islimited by the width 5 of thenibs where they join the enlarged portion, since if they be too farseparated, the outside nibs are unduly weakened and will readily break,and the proportionate size of the enlarged portions of the nibs isdepend-' ent upon the degree of separation of the slits.

Further, as a consequence, the size of the enlarged portion is limited,since the ink will flow only a limited distance from the nib formingslits, through which it passes to the marking surface.

In pens of the character indicated, and especially those in which theenlarged end portion of the nibs is bent at an angle to provide amarking surface of relatively large area, it has been customary to soshape the nibs as to form a round or an oblong marking surface and whilesuch pens have proved highly advantageous, they do not permit of anyvery wide variation in the style and form of lettering which may beproduced. All of our modern lettering is derived from the early Romanalphabet. However, pens of the ch'ar acter heretofore produced have beenincapable of producing the styles now demanded by present dayadvertising.

Now, it is the object of myinvention to provide a pen of the characterindicated in formed by bending the end portions of the nibs at an angle,the marking surface being of a :novel shape, which will permit of a widevariation in the style of lettering which may be produced by the pen.

Having now indicated, in a general way,

the nature and purposeof my invention, I will proceed to a detaileddescription of a preferred embodiment thereof with reference to theaccompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective View ofa penembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the marking'surface ofthe pen shown in Fig. 1.

away, ofa pen embodying a modification of my invention. I r

Fig. ti: is a plan view of the marking surface of the pen shown in Fig.

In the drawings a indicates a pen, providedwith a'shank b for insertionin a pen holder and with a reduced point portion 0. the end portion (Zof which is enlarged and bent at an angle to forma marking surface. Thepen a is provided with a pair of pierce holese from. which nib formingslits f extend in substantial parallelism to the base of the. enlargedend portion (Z of the point portion. The slits f extend from the base ofthe enlarged portion tothe forward edge thereof in divergent directionsand act to divide the enlarged portion into sections. The slits f intheir extension through the enlarged portion may be oppositely curved asshown at f in Figures 1 and 2, or they may be straight and at an angleas shown at f in Figures 3 and 4:.

It will now be noted that while the slits f extend in substantialparallelism through the narrow-est part of the pen, namely at the baseof theenlarged portion, and thus enable a division of the pen toafi'ordequal strength to F ig. 8 is a perspective view, partlybrokenslits over their full area.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 1 and 2, it will be notedthat the enlarged end portion (Z of the pen, which is bent at an angleto form a marking surface, is of oval shape in plan. Y 7

It will be understood that the pen embodyingmy invention may be providedwith an enlarged portion of any desired shape, which may or may not bebent at an angle, and that the pen may be provided with any desired formof ink feeder and may be provided, if desired, with both upper and lowerink feeders.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is 1'. A pen including a' body and a point,the end portion of the point extending at an angle to the axis of thebody and being shaped I to provide a marking surface of substantiallyoval form in plan.

2. A pen including a body and a point, the

I end portion of the point extending at anangle to the'axis of the bodyto form a marking surface, and a pair of nib forming slits extendingfrom points in the body through the marking surface, said slitsdiverging in their extension through the marking surface.

3. Apen including a body and a point, the end portion of the pointextending at an angle to the axis of the body to form a marking surface,and a pair of nib forming slits extending from vpoints in the bodythrough the marking surface, said slits curving oppositely ifn theirextension through the marking surace.

- L A pen including a body and a point, the end portionof the pointextending at an angle to the axis of the body to form a marking surface,and a pair of nib formingslits extending from points in the body throughthe marking surface, said slits diverging in their extension through themarking surface and being spaced to divide the marking surface intosections of approximately equal area.

5; A pen including a body and a point, the

gle to the axis of the body and enlarged and so shaped as to form amarking surface of substantially oval form in plan, a pair of piercemarking surface, said slits diverging in their extension through themarking surface.

6. A pen including a body and a point, the end portion of the pointextending at an angle to the axis of the body and enlarged and so shapedas to form a marking surface of substantially oval form in plan, a pairof pierce holes in the body and nib forming slits extending'from thepierce holes through the marking surface, saidslits curving oppositelyin their extension through the marking surface.

"In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto'setmy hand atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 6th day of May, 1927.

1 ROSS F. GEORGE.

end portion of the point extending at an anholes in the body and nibforming slits extending; from: the pierce holes through the

